Fanfare Ciocarlia's 'Onwards to Mars' continues to break all stereotypes you might have about a brass band.
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Music Review: Darren English – ‘Imagine Nation’
If his debut is any indication, both as composer and performer, Darren English is a force to be reckoned with.
Read More »Music Review: Mary Chapin Carpenter – ‘The Things That We Are Made Of’
Carpenter has always been a master of setting imagistic, earthy, poetic lyrics to deceptively simple melodies that carry emotional meaning of their own.
Read More »Music Review: Beauty in the Breakdown – ‘Neon’ EP
‘Neon’ is an infectious and energetic EP that will make the tail end of winter go by easily.
Read More »Concert Review: Le Poème Harmonique – “Airs de Cour” (NYC April 3, 2016)
The French Early Music ensemble's easy virtuosity frees it to inject plenty of fun into its concerts, enlivening the music with dramatic flair.
Read More »Music Review: Lee Harvey Osmond – ‘Beautiful Scars’
'Beautiful Scars' is like nothing out there right now. If you're a fan of Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen, or the movies of David Lynch and Jim Jarmusch, this is the album for you. It's deep, powerful and strangely seductive.
Read More »Music Review: Indie Roundup – Megan Slankard, Escondido, Cristian Perez
Singer-songwriter Megan Slankard is a distinctive talent – a gifted melodist, and a literate and crafty, if hard to parse, lyricist.
Read More »SXSW Music Festival 2016: March 16
First Lady Michelle Obama spoke about the Let Girls Learn Initiative at the keynote of the SXSW Music Festival 2016 in Austin, Texas.
Read More »SXSW Music Festival 2016: March 15
March 15, 2016 marked the first official day of the Music Event of this year's South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas that featured performances by Kacy Hill, Alice on the Roof, Sunflower Bean, Still Corners, and Marina Kaye.
Read More »CD Box Set Giveaway: Phil Collins – ‘Take a Look at Me Now’
Enter to win a box set with remastered and expanded 2-CD versions of Phil Collins's classic 'Face Value' and 'Both Sides' solo albums.
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